Champions Jer Lane are setting a scorching pace, following up wins over Mytholmroyd and Warley with a 148-run drubbing of hosts Northowram HT.

Half-centuries from Andrew Pinfield and Wayne Cotton put Lane on top and after they had reached 260, Nasir Chowdrey took five wickets up the hill and Simon Collins dismissed most of the tail with four.

Visiting skipper Mick Hustler ended the match with a catch on the long off boundary but twisted his ankle and was on the ground for some time before limping off.

The best performance of the day in Division One came at Southowram where promoted Oxenhope defeated the hosts by three wickets thanks to Lewis Hopkinson’s 56 not out as the visitors chased down 196.

Queensbury were on the ropes at 66 for six against visiting Stones until Amjad Ali blasted 74 to lift the total to 181. The Ripponden side mustered only 59 in reply, Ali completing a superb day’s work with five for eight.

Jonny Sykes made 100 as Old Crossleyans beat Great Horton Park Chapel by 112 runs while Bridgeholme dismissed nine man Low Moor for 90 and won by eight wickets.

Cullingworth and Luddenden Foot show the way in Division Two after easy wins over Clayton and Upper Hopton respectively.

Isaac Baldwin’s 172 helped Foot pile up 343 for six and win by 213 runs.